Efficacy of the Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) Block for Post-Cesarean Delivery Analgesia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients having the transversus abdominal place (TAP) block at the end of a cesarean delivery have less pain in the post-delivery period than those who do not. Freezing medication is injected between the layers of muscle on either side of the belly, to freeze the nerves that carry pain stimuli from an abdominal wound. This technique has been useful for many abdominal operations, and has recently been studied in cesarean sections, however more information is needed.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
• Treatments: Ropivacaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women undergoing elective cesarean delivery

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients unable to communicate in English

• Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification of 3 or higher

• Patients with contraindications to spinal anesthesia

• Patients with an allergy to ropivacaine, morphine, ketorolac or acetaminophen

• Patients who have taken any pain medication in the past 24 hours

• Patients with a BMI > 40